Category Archives: Cerebral Palsy Treatment

By Kathy Jefcoats kjefcoats@news-daily.com JONESBORO Clayton County police said a teenager with cerebral palsy found in a Jonesboro apartment weighed less than 30 pounds and gave off an odor that would "wake the dead." Five adults have been indicted on multiple counts of contributing to the deprivation of children and first degree child cruelty involving the discovery of five children apparently living in squalor inside an apartment on Arrowhead Boulevard in April. The most severely malnourished and deprived child was a 15-year-old boy. Police said he weighed less than 30 pounds the average for a 5-year-old with cerebral palsy. A social worker who visited the home that day said the filthy child gave off an odor that would "wake the dead." The boy's biological mother, Jutoi Mikia Hoskins, 33, her sister, Alicia Etoyal Doss, 35, their father, Larry Darnell Spears, 59, and Darryl W. Smith, 28, and Christine Turner were indicted in the case by a Clayton County grand jury Wednesday. Hoskins and Doss are being held in the Clayton County Jail. According to court documents, Hoskins gave up custody of her son to her mother when he was 4 or 5 because caring for him was too much for … Continue reading →

Callum Brown suffers from cerebral palsy, meaning muscle tightness in his legs makes it impossible for him to walk His parents raised 50,000 for an operation in the U.S. that cuts the faulty nerves in the spine to help him move Stunned his parents Sharon and Neil by taking his first supported steps just four days after the operation By Anna Hodgekiss PUBLISHED: 12:58 EST, 31 January 2013 | UPDATED: 15:56 EST, 31 January 2013 An eight-year-old boy with cerebral palsy has taken his first steps just days after pioneering surgery in America. Callum Brown flew to St Louis Children's Hospital in Missouri from his home in Seaton Sluice, Northumberland, for selective dorsal rhizotomy surgery to improve the muscle tone in his lower legs. Cerebral palsy - an umbrella term used to describe damage to the brain that occurs around birth and affects the ability to move. About 1,800 children are diagnosed with it each year in the UK. Callum Brown, with father Neil and mother Sharon, flew to St Louis Children's Hospital in Missouri for selective dorsal rhizotomy surgery to improve the muscle tone in his lower legs The procedure involves severing the nerves in the spine that send … Continue reading →

Callum Brown suffers from cerebral palsy, meaning muscle tightness in his legs makes it impossible for him to walk His parents raised 50,000 for an operation in the U.S. that cuts the faulty nerves in the spine to help him move Stunned his parents Sharon and Neil by taking his first supported steps just four days after the operation By Anna Hodgekiss PUBLISHED: 12:58 EST, 31 January 2013 | UPDATED: 15:56 EST, 31 January 2013 An eight-year-old boy with cerebral palsy has taken his first steps just days after pioneering surgery in America. Callum Brown flew to St Louis Children's Hospital in Missouri from his home in Seaton Sluice, Northumberland, for selective dorsal rhizotomy surgery to improve the muscle tone in his lower legs. Cerebral palsy - an umbrella term used to describe damage to the brain that occurs around birth and affects the ability to move. About 1,800 children are diagnosed with it each year in the UK. Callum Brown, with father Neil and mother Sharon, flew to St Louis Children's Hospital in Missouri for selective dorsal rhizotomy surgery to improve the muscle tone in his lower legs The procedure involves severing the nerves in the spine that send … Continue reading →

4 months on PDCM 72+ Preemie Growth Project. improvements seen in child with cerebral palsy. By: usaua5 … Continue reading →

Center is First on East Coast to Offer Integrated, Multidisciplinary Care for Children and Adults with Cerebral Palsy Lead Donors are Debby and Peter A. Weinberg, a Founding Partner of Perella Weinberg Partners L.P., a Global Financial Services Firm Newswise New York, NY Seeking to bridge the transition from pediatric to adult care for people living with cerebral palsy, Debby and Peter A. Weinberg, with several of their family members and friends, have given more than $7 million to help establish the Weinberg Family Cerebral Palsy Center at Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC). Up until now, there has been only one other center in the United States that provides integrated, multidisciplinary care for both children and adults with cerebral palsy, and this is the first on the East Coast. The Center was officially launched this week, at events attended by Mr. and Mrs. Weinberg, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, CUMC Dean Lee Goldman, MD, and faculty and staff supporters of the new Center. The new Center will coordinate care with specialists at CUMC and its affiliate, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia for patients of all ages, ease the transition of teenage patients into adult care, and educate caregivers and families while offering them support. In … Continue reading →

Jan. 28, 2013, 9:18 a.m. BOB MILLER has spent 14 years trying to improve the lives of children with cerebral palsy. Mr Miller, 65, was honoured for service, particularly through contributions to people with a disability, in his work as a director of the Cerebral Palsy Alliance, previously known as The Spastic Centre. When his son Christopher was born prematurely at 26 weeks in the mid 1970s, Mr Miller had to wait to see if cerebral palsy symptoms developed. ''It takes a year or two for symptoms to surface, and it's common in premature babies,'' he said. ''Thankfully he didn't but that experience hasn't left me; you never forget waiting two whole years to see what's going to happen.'' Mr Miller was ''astonished'' at the recognition he has received. One in 360 children develops cerebral palsy. Mr Miller said the organisation's research into its causes, treatment and education contributed to Australia being the world's leader in the field. ''It's not a glamorous position, but I'm a proud Australian,'' he said. ''I've been here a long time and if I've had 1 per cent contribution to the Cerebral Palsy Alliance's success, I think it's marvellous.'' Zoe Ferguson Read the original here: … Continue reading →

BOB MILLER has spent 14 years trying to improve the lives of children with cerebral palsy. Mr Miller, 65, was honoured for service, particularly through contributions to people with a disability, in his work as a director of the Cerebral Palsy Alliance, previously known as The Spastic Centre. When his son Christopher was born prematurely at 26 weeks in the mid 1970s, Mr Miller had to wait to see if cerebral palsy symptoms developed. ''It takes a year or two for symptoms to surface, and it's common in premature babies,'' he said. ''Thankfully he didn't but that experience hasn't left me; you never forget waiting two whole years to see what's going to happen.'' Mr Miller was ''astonished'' at the recognition he has received. Advertisement One in 360 children develops cerebral palsy. Mr Miller said the organisation's research into its causes, treatment and education contributed to Australia being the world's leader in the field. ''It's not a glamorous position, but I'm a proud Australian,'' he said. ''I've been here a long time and if I've had 1 per cent contribution to the Cerebral Palsy Alliance's success, I think it's marvellous.'' Zoe Ferguson Continue reading here: Giving hope to the disabled … Continue reading →

VALENCIA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Bioness Inc. today announced it has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market its L300 Foot Drop System to pediatric patients and their caregivers. This is the first FDA cleared neurostimulation device of this kind for use with children. The L300 is a neuromodulation technology designed to treat foot drop, a condition which causes walking difficulty in adults and pediatrics with upper motor neuron pathologies. Bioness will be showcasing the system and its use in pediatrics at the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) conference this week in San Diego. More than 500,000 Americans suffer from the effects of cerebral palsy (CP), in addition to the large number of children affected by foot drop as a result of traumatic brain injury, stroke and other conditions. For these children, mobility can be a daily struggle, and result in having difficulty with many of the activities most of us consider essential to childhood," said Dr. Michael Armento, pediatric physiatrist, Childrens Specialized Hospital, the nations largest provider of pediatric rehabilitation services.Having another potential intervention to offer children and families impacted by foot drop opens up the opportunity for us to not only promote physical development, … Continue reading →

Published Monday, January 21, 2013, 8:14 AM Updated Monday, January 21, 2013, 8:14 AM Three-year-old Katie Lonergan needs funds for surgery in Missouri to correct her cerebral palsy spastic quadriplegia Photo by Google Images Three year old Katie Lonergan from Co Kilkenny suffers from cerebral palsy spastic quadriplegia - a condition that prevents her from being able to walk - but is determined to make her way to the US to acquire medical treatment. TheJournal.ie reports on young Lonergans inspiring story. Katie, a surviving twin, was born 15 weeks early. She spent the first 19 weeks of her life in the neonatal unit and endured several blood transfusions and heart surgery. Due to the intense medical treatment in her first few weeks of life, Katie now endures lasting side effects, including being profoundly deaf, and cerebral palsy spastic quadriplegia. Katies parents Aisling and John heard of Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy, a surgery that eases muscle spasticity and improves mobility for children with spastic cerebral palsy. The surgery, however, is not available in Ireland, but is offered in Bristol, UK and Missouri, USA. Determined to see their daughter more mobile, the Lonergans have begun saving up the monumental fees that will help … Continue reading →

NEW DELHI: Apala's twin daughters were born with cerebral palsy. Deserted by her husband, the Delhi schoolteacher had nothing to fall back on when the girls, aged 10, needed surgery recently. Thankfully, she had Niramaya, the health insurance scheme started by the National Trust for the Welfare of Persons with Autism Cerebral Palsy Mental Retardation and Multiple Disabilities. Apala was reimbursed the entire surgery costs of about Rs 60,000. Niramaya has also helped people such as Raj Kumar, whose 13-year-old son is intellectually disabled. Last August, he spent Rs 2,450 on his son's medicines and was reimbursed Rs 2,000. He had joined the scheme in February last year, paying Rs 500 as premium. "It might not cover everything, but it's definitely a help," says Kumar, a government employee. Before Niramaya was conceived, persons with the kind of disabilities that National Trust deals with had no health insurance cover. No insurance company was willing to provide them health coverage . "Many treatment options or even surgeries which could improve the quality of life of these persons were never availed of. We decided to address this by designing a scheme with ICICI Lombard and launched it in 2007," explains Poonam Natrajan, chairperson … Continue reading →